South Carolina H 4606: Veteran Housing Stability & Security Act

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2025-2026 Bill 4606 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4606

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS 
SO AS TO ENACT THE "VETERAN HOUSING STABILITY AND SECURITY ACT"; AND BY ADDING 
SECTION 25-15-50 SO AS TO ESTABLISH VETERAN HOUSING PRIORITY ZONES, CREATE A 
VETERAN LANDLORD RISK MITIGATION FUND, AND STREAMLINE ZONING AND PERMITTING FOR 
VETERAN-SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 
1. This act may 
be cited as the "Veteran Housing Stability and Security Act."

SECTION 2. (A) The General Assembly 
finds:

 (1) 
South Carolina veterans experience disproportionate rates of homelessness and 
housing instability, especially in counties with rising rents and limited 
transitional housing.

 (2) 
Federal voucher access alone is insufficient when:

 (a) 
landlords deny voucher holders; and

 (b) 
counties lack fast-track development pathways.

 (3) 
Veteran homelessness is preventable, and the State has a moral interest in 
ensuring that those who defended this nation do not live without secure 
shelter.

 (B) 
This act establishes structural mechanisms to:

 (1) 
prioritize veteran housing development;

 (2) 
protect landlords who rent to veterans; and

 (3) 
expand transitional and long-term supportive housing capacity statewide.

SECTION 3. Chapter 15, Title 25 of the 
S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 
25-15-50. (A)(1) Counties may 
designate Veteran Housing Priority Zones in census tracts with documented 
veteran homelessness.

 (2) Local governments must provide for 
zoning and permitting within forty-five days or less for veteran-supportive 
housing projects.

 (B) The Department of Veterans' Affairs 
shall administer a statewide landlord guarantee program which reimburses 
landlords up to three thousand five hundred dollars for damages or unpaid rent 
associated with veteran tenants using housing vouchers.

 (C) Faith-based and nonprofit 
organizations may apply for grants to establish veteran transitional housing, 
prioritizing counties with no existing units.

SECTION 
4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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